Bionic eye surgery to prompt medical tourism to Hawaii, doctor says
Dr. Gregg Kokame, left, of the Retina Consultants of Hawaii, Sheila Chamain, research director, center, and the patient at right.
Bionic eye returns some sight to isle patient
Hawaii’s first patient to receive a bionic eye is able to discern between light and dark objects and can tell if someone walks into a room, her doctor says.
Blind Hawaii Woman Gets Bionic Eye to See Again
After going blind two years ago, this woman received a bionic eye implant. A Honolulu woman who went blind two years ago will soon be able to see again thanks to her new bionic eye.
Isle team to implant bionic eye in blind woman
It will be the first use of the Argus II artificial retina in the Asia-Pacific. What seemed far-fetched a few decades ago will become a reality Tuesday for a blind woman whose sight will be restored through a bionic eye implant at the Eye Surgery Center of Hawaii.
First retinal implant in Hawaii and Asia Pacific region to be performed in Honolulu
The Eye Center of Hawaii will host an unprecedented eye surgery in the Asia Pacific region next week — a retinal bionic implant which restores some vision to patients with retinal blindness.